Welcome to FALL

We welcome morning temperatures in the sixties and with fall settling in on us last night (September 22 at 10:29 P.M. EDT), today is the first full day of fall....  we are sure happy to see it arrive and hope it stays for a long while.  To have a long fall and long spring makes farming this area of the south easier....it's less stressing on the plants, more productivity, less bugs as well as squash and tomato fungus (leaf mold)....we look forward to it.  

With this cooler weather we say good-bye and don't come back to hopefully all the bad bugs.....good riddance to the 50 or so army worms we killed yesterday along with a lot of blister beetles.    With radishes and beets poking their heads up out of the soil, Swiss chard, and carrots germinating in the earth's richness, we thank our Lord for the blessings.  The yellow straight neck and crooked neck squash are getting bigger and more abundant, we will have some for this week's market and a goodly amount next week.  Okra, both red (Burgundy) and green (Clemson Spineless) are budding out so within the next two weeks, we'll harvest these young and tender.  So many things God has created that interest and excite me, there's just not enough time in each day. From my love of farming and my love of art (visit one of my websites at countrysquirrelsrus.etsy.com), everyday is a busy one for both of us.  

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!!